Variety Hour
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{{Infobox film
| name = Variety Hour
| image =
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| director = Redd Davis
| producer = Herbert Smith
| writer = Allison Booth
| starring = Charles Clapham
Bill Dwyer
| music =
| cinematography = Ronald Neame
| editing = Reginald Beck
| studio = Twentieth Century Fox
| distributor = Twentieth Century Fox
| released = {{Film date|1937|08|23|df=yes}}
| runtime = 66 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
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Variety Hour is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Charles Clapham and Bill Dwyer. It is a revue show featuring a number of performers from radio and music hall.
It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox.Chibnall p.297 The film's sets were designed by the art director William Hemsley.
Plot
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Cast
- Charles Clapham as Radio announcer
- Bill Dwyer as Radio announcer
- Brian Lawrance as Band Leader
- Jack Donohue as himself
- Helen Howard as Herself
- Kay Katya and Kay as Themselves
- The Norwich Trio as Themselves
- Raymond Newell as Singer in Finale
- The Music Hall Boys as Themselves
- Carson Robison and His Pioneers as Themselves
- The Wiere Brothers as Dancers
References
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0940786}}
{{Redd Davis}}
Category:British musical comedy films
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:1937 musical comedy films
Category:Films directed by Redd Davis
Category:Films shot at Wembley Studios
Category:20th Century Fox films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:English-language musical comedy films
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